Recognised as Colour
#A71223
- #A71223
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#A71223 is a red with RGB values 167, 18, 35 and HSL 353°, 81%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#A71223#A71223
HEX#A71223
RGBrgb(167, 18, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.0706, 0.1373
RGB percentages65.5%, 7.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(353.2, 80.5%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 89.2%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 89.2%, 79%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,949,155
CSS custom property--colour: #A71223;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#58EDDC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#12A796
Analogous#A7126D, #A74C12
Triadic#23A712, #1223A7
Split complementary#12A74C, #126DA7
Tetradic#6DA712, #12A796, #4C12A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G18
B35
Red167 (65.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue353.15°
Saturation (HSL)80.54%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 12 · B 23
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